John R Flenley (15 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. Easter Island, an unimaginably remote volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, produced one of the most fascinating and yet least understood prehistoric cultures. Who were its inhabitants, and where did they come from? Why, and equally intriguingly, how did they erect the giant stone statues found all over the island? Paul Bahn and John Flenley tackle these and a host of other questions, introducing us, along the way, to the bizarre birdman cult found in the island's art, and the only recently deciphered Rongorongo script engraved on wooden panels. The Enigmas of Easter Island combines a wealth of new archaeological evidence, intriguing folk memories and the records of Captain Cook and other early explorers, to reveal how the island's decline may stem from ecological catastrophe. The result is a fascinating portrait of a civilization which still retains many of its mysteries. This book, originally published in 1992, was hailed as the best account of Easter Island ever written. Now it has been brought substantially up to date with a wealth of new material.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Easter Island, an unimaginably remote volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, produced one of the most fascinating and yet least understood prehistoric cultures. Who were its inhabitants, and where did they come from? Why, and equally intriguingly, how did they erect the giant stone statues found all over the island? Paul Bahn and John Flenley tackle these and a host of other questions, introducing us, along the way, to the bizarre birdman cult found in the island's art, and the only recently deciphered Rongorongo script engraved on wooden panels. The Enigmas of Easter Island combines a wealth of new archaeological evidence, intriguing folk memories and the records of Captain Cook and other early explorers, to reveal how the island's decline may stem from ecological catastrophe. The result is a fascinating portrait of a civilization which still retains many of its mysteries. This book, originally published in 1992, was hailed as the best account of Easter Island ever written. Now it has been brought substantially up to date with a wealth of new material.…

1st edition, hardback, 4to, 240pp, illustrated, clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper. ISBN: 0500050651.

1st ed. A tidy copy in tight binding. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in glazed boards Used - Very Good. VG hardback in glazed boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 4to, i-viii, 162 pp, black and white figures from photographs, drawings and diagrams, maps, laminated boards (no dust wrapper was issued), some bumping to corners else a fine copy. An inscribed presentation copy from the author to Professor Richard West an authority on the Quaternary period. Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: Very Good. 4to., pp.viii,162, pictorial hardcover, b/w figures; a very good, clean copy. No dust-jacket.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 170 pages. 11.69x8.50x0.39 inches. In Stock.

Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. larger 8vo pp.240. book.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, publisher's device to the front board. Quarto. 9½'' x 7¼''. Contains 240 pp with 200 illustrations throughout, 15 in colour. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing to the tips. Member of the P.B.F.A. PACIFIC (Oceania).…

London / Boston, Butterworths, 1979. 162 pp. B./w. ills. Hardcover.Contents: Present vegetation and its biogeographical problems; The prelude to the quaternary; The quanternary vegetation of equatorial Africa; The quaternary vegetation of equatorial Latin America; The quaternary vegetation of equatorial Indo-Malesia; Seral changes in equatorial vegetation; The influence of man.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1979, 1st. Large Quarto. 162pp. Illustrated. Publisher's printed green boards, some edge and surface wear, spine slightly faded. Former owner's name to end paper. Occasional marginal annotations by former owner. Overall a 'Good' copy.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.